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Alfalfa meal as a protein supplement for finishing swine

Koch, B.A.; Allee, G.L.; Hines, Robert H.

Two experiments involving 144 finishing

pigs were conducted to evaluate alfalfa meal

in diets of finishing swine. Results indicate

that finishing swine can utilize diets with up to 20% alfalfa meal without significantly effecting pig performance. This suggests the maximum crude fiber level that the finishing pig (125 lbs. to market) can tolerate without a significant reduction in daily gain is 6-7% of the diet. Pelleting the diet may extend this level in that we noted a satisfactory rate of gain and feed/gain